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Read this and you'll look smart. You don't have to be intelligent to impress people -- you just have to fake it. Here's a daily list of fascinating articles that will wow your friends, surprise your co-workers and make you seem sharp at a cocktail party or over the lunch counter....

The financial crisis in Dubai is viewed as a boon to many Emirati natives who feel that tourism and development projects halted by the economic downturn will give locals an opportunity for a cultural renaissance where they can reassert their lifestyle.

Flashing headlights to oncoming drivers to alert them of a speed trap could become a thing of the past. A new dashboard gadget allows drivers to tip off others on the road to speed traps within three seconds.

Could the Drudge Report be over? Highly unlikely. The press lauded the merits of the site in this summer and by fall were slamming it -- but the site has had this kind of love-hate relationship with the media in the past.